Smart Transformers
Controlling the flow of electricity to stabilize the grid
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Solid-State Batteries
High-energy cells for cheaper electric cars
TR10: Green Concrete
Storing carbon dioxide in cement.
TR10: Light-Trapping Photovoltaics
Nanoparticles boost solar power's prospects.
TR10: Engineered Stem Cells
Mimicking human disease in a dish.
TR10: Solar Fuel
Designing the perfect renewable fuel.
TR10: Nanopiezoelectronics
Zhong Lin Wang thinks piezoelectric nanowires could power implantable medical devices and serve as tiny sensors.
TR10: Liquid Battery
Donald Sadoway conceived of a novel battery that could allow cities to run on solar power at night.
TR10: Traveling-Wave Reactor
A new reactor design could make nuclear power safer and cheaper, says John Gilleland.
TR10: Probabilistic Chips
Krishna Palem thinks a little uncertainty in chips could extend battery life in mobile devices--and maybe the duration of Moore's Law, too.
